On time, on budget, on Main St.

If Site Manager Gary Kaczmarek’s summary of the project is prophetic, Holden’s Public Safety Building will be finished on time and on budget, ready for next fall’s Public Safety Day.

As it stands now, though, the public will have to take the little glimpse from the mockup that stands at the corner of the muddy entrance to the project as their preview of what the outside will look like. The mockup is pictured at top left and helps contractors and building committee members envision the look of the exterior of the building; it will be taken down when the project is finished. The building itself is wrapped to keep some heat in to facilitate concrete work.

At left, they may be just steel studs and concrete blocks now, but offices, meeting spaces, bathrooms, cells and technology rooms will begin to take shape this spring.

Kaczmarek said the building construction has happened for the town at a fortunate time for getting good contractors at good prices, and the project continues to keep in mind the goal to provide a costeffective but quality project.

Joyce Roberts photos
The 31,000-square-foot building will house fire, police and EMS. Fire vehicles will occupy a cavernous bay, pictured at top. The old fire station next door will be kept as overflow storage. — M.M.